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Hello there, I’ve got to send our ewe Hoggs away this week and in theory I won’t need need to see them again until march. they currently need a second footvax and heptavac. How long between the two jabs would people recommend? I know longer the better would be ideal, but would 24 hours be long...

Broadly speaking, how much do people think lambs will eat per day from a hopper when they are on stubble turnips? when we have them inside I budget on 2kg a day. Would it be nearer 1kg on turnips? Lambs about quite framey, 40 kg approx Thanks

I think I’ve got myself into a pickle mainly down to my own naivety. I’m a partner in the family business - my father and myself. we’re a tenanted farm with a reasonably sizeable livestock enterprise. In terms of profit, we are split 51% to my father and 49% to me. Total profits on the...

Anybody still dress smart to sell their cattle at market? Mainly breeding cattle and runs of store cattle. Used to be a tradition and I know a few Scottish lads that put a tie on for store calf sale day. Seems to be more and more homeless looking sellers at market these days 😂….not that it...

Any one had this before and what was the outcome? Got a feeling it might not be an easy fix but could well be wrong. Many thanks

Hello there. We’d like to convert to tmr for in lamb ewes and overwintered store cattle, to make use of a small area of homegrown cereals. The trouble is we currently do everything with just one loader tractor. Are there any options for running a feeder wagon in this situation or I’m guessing...

Currently in discussions with our landlords about the future of our aha tenancy. There’s very brief mentions of a payout to leave our tenancy. Generally speaking, before I speak to the accountant, would a payout be eligible for rollover relief if we were to put the money back into buying some...

Has anyone got any examples of feed barriers that can be used for both sheep and cattle. Altering a cattle shed with a central feed passage but will be used for sheep come end February/March. There’s a few off the shelf ones but the timber bases look a bit flimsy I thought. The ewes are all big...

I know this has been discussed 500 times already. However, looking to house cattle in a neighbours shed this winter. We will supply all feed, bedding and labour, apart from water and we’d also use his scraper tractor for clearing the passages once a day. He has suggested £1/hd/day, which I think...

One for @neilo and @Ysgythan perhaps. . Got a bunch of recipient gimmers here, due to be sponged a week today. Just been to them and seen a little tup lamb has got to them, could of been with them up to three days. What’s the best to do...wait and see and just use the ones that get raddled by a...

Noticed one bunch of sheep a wee bit itchy, so going to dip everything in the next 48 hours. This itchy bunch has been in the shed where our handling system is for a week or so, meaning the shed/gates/hurdles etc are all no doubt infected. So my question is, once everything is dipped, can sheep...

Hello. We’ve recently bought a young Simmental bull, only 12 months old. Was planning on just putting him with a dozen cows for the 9 weeks. We’ve 30 cows in total, and got another older bull here. But due to which fields are needing grazed etc, it would be handier if I put the young bull...

Currently running saler cows put to the Charolais bull but have got the chance of some lim x British Friesian heifers. Just wondering which people think will produce the heaviest Charolais calves, the best would be sold straight off the cow and the rest to be sold as yearling stores. I remember...

Are there any products that we could apply now to keep flies off sheep until we shear in early June that would not cause any problems for the shearers? Had the first one struck today and would rather the peace of mind until shearing. Thanks.

We are replacing old walkthrough feeders in our sheep shed. We don’t use them anymore as we only feed rolls, so bucket and chuckit. So ideally I’m after something 15ft long, similar build/strength to a feed barrier but without the headspace, to go where the old walk through feeders were. Does...

Stupid question coming from a shepherd. At what point on the fitting do you measure do determine if it’s a 3/4 inch size, which I think it is. It’s a female fitting im trying to measure. The pipe off the fitting is 3/4inch so does that mean the fitting is automatically 3/4 inch? Hope that makes...

Just wondering what people’s thoughts are on straw spreaders/choppers when we just have the one loader tractor. The warthog loader mounted spreader looks spot on but they aren’t currently making the round bale model, we’re on all round bales here. I think Malgar used to make them as well but...

Any one know who might have these or similar in stock at the moment? Shropshire/mid Wales.

Also posted in buildings and infrastructure..... Hello. Current livestock handling pens are concrete but with no sort of drainage system so the run off just disperses off onto the rest of the stone yard at the moment. They are impossible to clean because there’s hardly any fall and water just...

Hello. Current livestock handling pens are concrete but with no sort of drainage system so the run off just disperses off onto the rest of the stone yard at the moment. They are impossible to clean because there’s hardly any fall and water just stands there making it a nightmare with sheep...